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cross¹ [krɔs] samostalnik
križ, križec; križanje; krščanstvo
biologija križanec
figurativno trpljenje, težava, nesreča
sleng prevara
sleng (between) kompromis

each must bear one's own cross vsakdo ima svoje težave
on the cross prečno, počez; figurativno nepošteno
to make the sign of the cross prekrižati se
to make one's cross narediti križ (namesto podpisa)
no cross no crown brez dela ni jela
Red Cross Rdeči križ

deal¹ [di:l] samostalnik
množina, del; sporazum; ravnanje, poslovanje; kupčija; deljenje kart
ameriško gospodarska politika določenega obdobja

a geat (ali good) deal, sleng a deal veliko, mnogo, precej
to think a great deal of precenjevati
pogovorno square deal pošteno ravnanje
pogovorno raw deal nepošteno ravnanje
to do a deal with narediti kupčijo, dogovoriti se
it's a deal! velja!
the New Deal Rooseveltov poskus reorganizacije upravnega in gospodarskega sistema

denár money; žargon brass, lolly, dough; (kovan) coin, coinage, hard money, hard cash, specie; (papirnati) soft money, paper money, bank notes pl, currency, token money; (drobiž) change; (gotovina) ready money; (v prometu) currency; (ženi za drobnarije) pin-money; (sredstva) pecuniary resources, capital

ponarejen denár counterfeit money
razpoložljiv denár disposable funds pl
presežni denár surplus money
tuj, inozemski denár foreign money
lahko zaslužen denár ZDA žargon fast buck
pri denárju in cash
brez denárja penniless
denárja kot smeti loads of money
lovec na denár (na doto) fortune hunter
v škripcih za denár short or money, out of cash, in money difficulties, hard up for money
kovnica denárja mint
obtok denárja circulation of money
pomanjkanje denárja lack (ali shortage) of money, financial stringency
predal za denár money-box, till
tečaj denárja rate of exchange, value
posojevalec denárja moneylender
kopičenje denárja accumulation of money, slabšalno money-grubbing
denár v obtoku money in circulation
za denár je trda money is tight
biti pri denárju to be in the money, to be flush, pogovorno to be quids in
ne biti pri denárju to be short of money (ali of cash, pogovorno of the ready), to be broke, to be out of cash, to have no money
biti čisto brez denárja (suh kot poper) to be dead broke
dobiti denár povrnjen to get (ali to have) one's money refunded
za noben denár ne morem tega dobiti I can't get it for love or money
dolgovati denár to owe money
dvigniti denár to draw money, to withdraw money (iz from)
denár ne igra vloge money (is) no object
imeti mnogo denárja to have plenty of money
ima denárja kot pečká he is rolling in money
nimam nič denárja pri sebi I have no money on me
ima denárja kot smeti he has tons of money
izdati (potrošiti) denár to spend money
izgubiti denár to lose one's money
investirati denár to invest money
hraniti (varčevati) denár to save money
to gre v denár that's making (real) money
kovati denár to coin, to mint money
najeti denár pri banki to raise money at the bank
z denárjem se da vse napraviti money talks
denár proč metati to let money go down the drain
bil je ogoljufan za svoj denár he was cheated (ali swindled) out of his money
narediti si denar (figurativno) to feather one's nest
podpirati z denárjem to subsidize (koga someone)
lahko se pod nosom obrišeš za svoj denár you may whistle for your money
kopičiti si denár to hoard money
pobirati denár to raise (ali to collect) money
posoditi denár to lend out money
naložíti denár to invest money
potrošiti denár to spend money
razsipavati z denárjem to spend money right and left
prihraniti mnogo denárja to have a nest egg put by
priti na dan z denárjem to come out with one's money
spremeniti v denár (vnovčiti) to turn (ali to convert) into cash
spraviti kaj v denár (vnovčiti) to make money of something, to realize, to convert into money
lahko in hitro služiti denár (figurativno) to coin money
prispevati denár to contribute money
on me stane mnogo denárja he is a heavy burden on my purse
ta posel me je spravil ob denár this business (ali transaction) has left me out of pocket
ta posel mi je prinesel denárja this deal has paid off
zasluži mnogo (kup) denárja he is earning a lot of money
(po)vrniti denár to refund (ali to reimburse) money
vložiti denár v to put (ali to deposit) money in
vnaprej dati, plačati denár to advance money
valjati se v denárju to be rolling in money, to be as rich as Croesus
zbirati, zbrati denár to collect money
to znese mnogo denárja that amounts to a lot of money
denár je sveta vladar money rules the world
denár ali življenje! your money or your life!, stand and deliver!
priti do denárja, podedovati denár to come into money

die¹ [dai] neprehodni glagol (of od, zaradi)
umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti
pogovorno hrepeneti

to die in one's boots, to die with the boots (ali shoes) on umreti nasilne smrti
to die in the last ditch vzdržati do konca
to die game hrabro umreti; ostati zvest
to die hard biti trdoživ
to die in harness umreti sredi dela
to die in one's bed umreti naravne smrti
never say die nikoli ne obupuj
to be dying for s.th. hrepeneti po čem
to die by one's hand narediti samomor
to die of laughing počiti od smeha
a die wish zadnja želja (pred smrtjo)
were I to die for it četudi bi moral z življenjem poplačati

dráma drama; play; stage play; (dramatic) piece

pisec drám playwright, dramatist
pisanje drám playwriting
majhna dráma v družini a little drama in the family
poezija in dráma (= gledališče v 16. stoletju) poetry and the drama in the 16th century
spremeniti se, pretvoriti v drámo to dramatize
narediti drámo iz to dramatize (kaj something)

draw^*1 [drɔ:]

1. prehodni glagol
vleči, vlačiti, potegniti; pritegniti, nategniti, napeti, nategovati; dvigniti; raztegniti; privlačiti; izvabiti; populiti, izdreti; (na)risati, upodobiti, opisati, prikazati; zasnovati, načrtati; točiti, črpati, sesati; dobiti, dobivati; (s)pačiti
trgovina izdati, trasirati (menico); preiskati (lovci grmovje) (from)
sklepati; vdihniti (to, into)
pregovoriti (from)
odvrniti, odvračati (od česa)
šport neodločeno igrati
mornarica gaziti

2. neprehodni glagol
vleči (se); bližati se, prihajati; žrebati; dihati; ugrezniti, ugrezati, pogrezati se; skrčiti, krajšati se
šport neodločeno igrati

to draw attention opozoriti
to draw a bead on s.o. nameriti na koga puško ali samokres
to draw cloth pospraviti mizo (po jedi)
to draw first blood prvi napasti
to draw blood preliti kri, raniti
to draw blank ne zaslediti plena; figurativno razočarati se
to draw the long bow pretiravati, izmišljati si
to draw breath vdihniti, zajeti sapo
to draw a chicken otrebiti piščanca
to draw the curtain potegniti zastor; figurativno zaključiti pogovor, narediti konec
draw to a close (ali an end) bližati se koncu
to draw it fine natanko odmeriti
to draw a deep breath globoko vdihniti
to draw battle neodločeno končati bitko
to draw game neodločeno končati (igro)
to draw the line at zarisati ostro mejo
to draw lots žrebati
draw it mild! ne izmišljaj si, ne pretiravaj!
to draw one's sword against s.o. napasti koga
to draw a veil over s.th. prikriti, zastreti kaj
to draw stumps končati igro (cricket)
to draw rein ukrotiti
figurativno to draw the teeth of onesposobiti
to draw interest obrestovati se
to draw a conclusion from s.th. sklepati iz česa
to draw a sigh vzdihniti

drive^*1 [draiv]

1. prehodni glagol
gnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor)

2. neprehodni glagol
peljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljati

to drive a bargain dobro voditi kupčijo
to drive a good (hard) bargain dobro (slabo) opraviti
to drive a coach and four through spregledati lažnivost pripovedovanja
to drive a nail home popolnoma zabiti žebelj
to drive home a point neizpodbitno dokazati
to drive a roaring trade narediti sijajno kupčijo
to let drive at zamahniti proti
to drive to the wall (ali into the corner) pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rog
to drive one's pigs to the market glasno hrkati
to drive a quill (ali pen) biti pisatelj(ica)
to drive to one's wit's end popolnoma koga zbegati
to drive s.o. mad razbesniti koga
to drive s.th. into s.o. vbiti komu kaj v glavo
to drive s.o. hard zatirati koga
to drive s.o. to despair spraviti koga v obup

drop¹ [drɔp]

1. neprehodni glagol (from)
kapljati, kaniti (with)
cediti se, teči; pasti, spustiti se; padati (cene) (from, out of)
ven pasti, izpasti; prenehati; pasti v nezavest, zrušiti se
figurativno umreti

2. prehodni glagol
pokapati; prelivati; izpustiti; opustiti, prekiniti; spustiti se; splaviti, povreči; oglasiti se pri kom; namigniti

to drop an acquaintance (ali s.o.) prekiniti stike s kom
to drop asleep zaspati
to drop astern zaostajati (za ladjo)
to drop the anchor usidrati se
to drop back to the old life vrniti se k staremu načinu življenja
to drop a hint namigniti
to drop a line napisati par besed
to drop from sight izginiti, zgubiti se
to drop to the rear zaosta(ja)ti
drop it! nehaj že!
to drop a bird ustreliti ptiča
figurativno to drop a brick narediti nerodno napako, ustreliti kozla, blekniti
to drop lamb ojagnjiti se
to let drop izpustiti
till one drops do onemoglosti
to drop short ne zadostovati; ne doseči cilja
to drop a bird on the wing ustreliti ptico med poletom
to drop a curtsy prikloniti se
figurativno to drop the curtain narediti konec
to drop into bad habits zabresti v slabe navade

dvóm doubt

brez dvóma without (any) doubt, undoubtedly, doubtless; certainly, surely; beyond a doubt, unquestionably
brez dvóma no doubt!
nad vsakim dvómom beyond all doubt, past all doubt
najmanjši dvóm the slightest doubt
ni dvóma, da... there is no doubt that..., it is beyond all doubt that...
ni najmanjšega dvóma, da... there is no doubt whatever that...
ni nobenega dvóma, da... there is no doubt (that)..., there can be no doubt (that)...
ni dvóma, da bo plačal there is no doubt he will pay, there is no question (but) that he will pay
noben dvóm ni na mestu there is no room for doubt
sem (malo) v dvomih, kaj narediti I am in some doubt as to what to do
biti v dvómu to be doubtful (glede of)
pojavil se je, nastal je dvóm če... doubt arose as to whether...
to je brez dvóma res that is doubtless true
brez najmanjšega dvóma without the shadow of a doubt
za pomiritev majhnih dvómov to settle some minor qualms

ear⁴ [iə] samostalnik
uho; posluh; ušesce, luknjica
figurativno pozornost

to be all ears napeto poslušati
to be by the ears skočiti si v lase
to bring the house (ali hornet's nest) about one's ears razdražiti množico proti sebi
my ears are burning v ušesih mi zveni
to fall (ali go) together by the ears skočiti si v lase
with a flea in the ears strogo grajo
to give ear pazljivo poslušati
to have (ali earn, win) the ear of s.o. biti od koga uslišan
to have itching ears rad opravljati
to have long ears biti radoveden
to have no ears ne imeti posluha
in at one ear and out at the other skozi eno uho noter in skozi drugo ven
to lend (ali turn) a deaf ear ne poslušati
little pitchers have long ears stene imajo ušesa
to play by ear igrati po posluhu
to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear iz slabe snovi narediti dobro stvar
an ear for music dober posluh za glasbo
over (head and) ears preko ušes
to prick up one's ears napenjati ušesa
quick ear dober sluh
to reach the ear of s.o. priti komu na uho
to set by the ears povzročiti prepir, nahujskati, spreti
to stop one's ears zamašiti si ušesa
up to the ears preko ušes
to tickle the ears laskati
walls have ears stene imajo ušesa
to win s.o.'s ear biti od koga uslišan
a word in your ears strogo zaupno, med nama povedano
I would give my ears glavo stavim

eksperimént experiment

eksperiménti o odpornosti materialov test (ali trial) of the resistance of materials
delati eksperiménte to experiment (o on)
poskusiti, narediti eksperimént to conduct an experiment, to test

equal¹ [í:kwəl] pridevnik (equally prislov) (to)
enak, enakovreden; ravnodušen, miren; primeren, sposoben
arhaično pravičen

equal mark enačaj
to be equal to biti kos čemu
equal laws zakoni, ki veljajo za vsakogar
once ten is equal to ten enkrat deset je deset
equal fight boj med enakima nasprotnikoma
to be equal to doing s.th. biti zmožen kaj narediti
to be equal to the occasion biti kos čemu

establish [istǽbliš] prehodni glagol
ustanoviti, osnovati; urediti; uvesti, uvajati, vpeljati; dognati, dokazati; utrditi, uveljavljati; priznati cerkev po zakonu; namestiti, nastaniti, pod streho spraviti, poskrbeti za koga

to establish o.s. naseliti, nastaniti se
the Established Church anglikanska cerkev
to establish business connections navezati poslovne stike
to establish a claim postaviti zahtevo
to establish order narediti red
established order veljaven red
established laws veljavni zakoni
to establish a record postaviti rekord

examination [igzæminéišən] samostalnik
izpit; raziskava, preiskava, pregled; razmišljanje
pravno zasliševanje

even plus examination britanska angleščina sprejemni izpit za srednjo šolo; šolo
board of examination izpitna komisija
customs examination carinski pregled
to go in for (ali sit, undergo) an examination delati izpit
to fail (in) an examination pasti pri izpitu
sleng to plough an examination cepniti pri izpitu
to get through (ali pass) an examination narediti izpit
to make an examination of s.th. ogledati si kaj
post-mortem examination obdukcija
public examination javna preiskava
competitive examination javni razpis
to be under examination biti na pretresu; pravno biti zaslišan

examiner [igzǽminə] samostalnik
izpraševalec, -lka
ameriško revizor, preglednik

to satisfy the examiner narediti izpit (z zadostnim uspehom)

fail¹ [feil]

1. neprehodni glagol
manjkati, ne zadostovati; prenehati, pešati, slabeti, slabšati se, ne moči (in)
ponesrečiti se, spodleteti, ne uspeti; pasti pri izpitu

2. prehodni glagol
izneveriti se, razočarati, pustiti na cedilu; pustiti pasti (pri izpitu); ne imeti; doživeti denarni polom

to fail to come ne priti
not to fail to do it gotovo narediti
you cannot fail to find gotovo boste našli
I fail to see ne morem razumeti
to fail in duty zanemarjati svojo dolžnost
to fail in one's word besedo snesti
my heart has failed me nisem imel dovolj poguma
his voice failed glas mu je odpovedal
to fail in business propasti, bankrotirati
the prophesy failed napoved se ni izpolnila

fall^*1 [fɔ:l]

1. neprehodni glagol (in, to, from)
pasti, padati; pripasti, pripadati; podreti, prevrniti, zgruditi se; popustiti, popuščati; upadati; spustiti se
zoologija roditi se; spuščati se; izlivati se; viseti; (z)manjšati, poleči se; poginiti; podleči; z vnemo se lotiti; propadati; zgoditi se; morati

2. prehodni glagol
ameriško, narečno sekati drevesa

o fall adoing začeti kaj (npr. alaughing zasmejati se)
to fall asleep zaspati
to fall to blows stepsti, spopasti se
to fall due zapasti (menica)
to fall dumb onemeti
to fall from favour pasti v nemilost
to fall flat doživeti neuspeh
to fall foul of spopasti se, napasti; prepirati se
to fall from grace grešiti
to fall in love zaljubiti se
to fall in two razpoloviti se
to fall into habit navaditi se
to fall into conversation with s.o. začeti pogovor s kom
to fall a prey (ali victim, sacrifice) postati žrtev
to fall into a rage pobesneti
to fall heir to podedovati po
to fall to pieces razpasti
to fall on a sword figurativno narediti samomor
to fall on one's feet imeti srečo, izvleči se
his face fell kislo je pogledal
to fall to one's lot biti komu usojeno
to fall between two stools usesti se med dva stola
to fall into oblivion biti pozabljen

fifty² [fífti] pridevnik
petdeset

to have fifty things to tell (do) imeti veliko povedati (narediti)

fill¹ [fil]

1. prehodni glagol (with)
(na)polniti, nasititi; prenapolniti, natrpati; napihniti; zamašiti; plombirati (zob); zasesti, zadovoljiti, izvršiti, izpolniti; izrabiti

2. neprehodni glagol
polniti se; nabrekniti; zamašiti se; napolniti se

to fill the bill biti primeren
to fill one's glass natočiti si kozarec
to fill an order izvršiti naročilo
to fill s.o. with a story narediti na koga vtis
ameriško to fill a prescription narediti zdravilo po predpisu
gledališče to fill a role igrati vlogo
to fill s.o.'s place nadomeščati koga
to fill a tooth plombirati zob
filling at the price dober in poceni

finger¹ [fíŋgə] samostalnik
prst; mera za globino ali debelost; kazalec (na uri)

to burn one's fingers opeči si prste
his fingers are all thumbs zelo je nespreten
by a finger's breadth komaj, za las
to be finger and glove with s.o. biti s kom zelo zaupen
to have a finger in (the pie) imeti svoje prste vmes
to have s.th. at one's finger tips (ali ends) imeti kaj v malem prstu
my fingers itch komaj čakam
to the finger nails popolnoma
one can number them on one's fingers človek bi jih lahko seštel na prstih
to keep one's fingers crossed držati figo
to lift one's little finger preveč piti
to look through one's fingers spregledati kaj, skozi prste gledati
to lay (ali put) a finger on s.th. imeti svoje prste vmes
not to raise (ali lift) a finger on behalf of niti s prstom ne migniti zaradi
to snap one's fingers biti ravnodušen do česa
to twist round one's (little) finger oviti si okoli prsta
one can do with a wet finger to je lahko narediti
within a finger's breadth of one's ruin na robu propada
index (ali first) finger kazalec
middle finger sredinec
ring finger prstanec
little finger mezinec